据一家市场调研公司微软应用程序的统计数据显示,Windows在PC市场拥有超过90%的份额,但其中一半的用户使用Windows XP而不是升级到Windows 7,新一代Windows 8将在今年下半年推出。为了吸引用户升级,有传言说微软即将推出一个14.99美元的升级计划。

正常情况下,对Windows系统的新版本发布之前,微软将提供折扣和升级计划来避免消费者延迟消费由于等待上市的新系统,导致PC销量下降。据国外媒体报道,升级优惠将从六月开始的开始,与Windows 8预览版的候选人推出。任何消费者购买电脑从今年六月到一月将能够升级到Windows 8系统以14.99美元的价格。

This discount is not only upgraded to the standard version of Windows 8, but is upgraded to the advanced Windows 8 Pro version.Windows 8 Pro can support encryption, virtualization, computer management, and LAN Connections with Windows Media Center.Microsoft has not announced the price of upgrading Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro, but the industry expects that the retail price will be 120 to 200 US dollars, compared with the discount rate, it will achieve more than 10 percent off.

如果该方案成功地吸引消费者的注意力,它也可能增加Windows 7的销量。微软预计将为不符合升级要求的消费者发起其他促销活动。